Llanllowell
Llanllowell (Welsh: Llanllywel) is a village in Monmouthshire, southeast Wales, in the United Kingdom. It is two miles southeast of Usk, in the community of Llantrisant Fawr.
Location
[edit]Llanllowell stands on the eastern bank of the River Usk.
History
[edit]The parish church is now considered dedicated to Saint Llywel.[1] However, it was almost certainly originally dedicated to Saint Hywel.[2]
Famous people
[edit]- Evelyn Waddington, who played for Oxford University in the 1877 FA Cup final, was born in the village.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Geograph:: Llanllowell Church © Colin Bates".
- ^ Baring-Gould, Sabine & al. The Lives of the British Saints: The Saints of Wales and Cornwall and Such Irish Saints as Have Dedications in Britain, Vol. III, pp. 288 f. Chas. Clark (London), 1908. Hosted at Archive.org. Accessed 2 Dec 2014.
- ^ Wales Census. Parish of Llanllowell, near Usk: HMSO. 1861. p. 3.
External links
[edit]51°40′59″N 2°52′48″W / 51.68306°N 2.88000°W
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